[Jewelry making - Article 01074] - Re: [Orchid] [Michigan] Repair trade shops?

[Lee]

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    Well, Mary, we need a wee bit of information first. How long have
    you been repairing jewelry professionally? What facets of jewelry
    repair do you feel that you are an expert in? Who have you worked for
    in the past? Do you personally know local jewelry shop owners or
    managers? What is the quality of your equipment? Do you own a
    (relatively) complete set of jewelers tools, including rolling mill,
    polisher, torch with various tips, large ultrasonic cleaner, steamer,
    professional flex-shaft, and all hand tools? Would you need to rent
    space or do you have a location available to you with high quality
    ventilation? What professional references do you have? 

    Do you have valuable, professional, confident experience doing the
    following: 

    Inspecting and diagnosing both new and worn jewelry for
    contamination and additional repair work needed? 

    Prong, bead, channel, and bezel setting diamonds? 

    Prong, bead, channel, and bezel setting colored stones? 

    Sizing, both up and down, on stone-set rings in 10K, 14K, 18K, both
    white and yellow gold, and platinum, containing both easy and fragile
    stones? 

    Soldering and/or riveting gem-set hinged bracelet links? 

    Repairing fine, thin, and/or hollow herringbone, rope, byzantine,
    box, stampato, and link chains in all karats, colors, and materials? 

    Replacing half and whole shanks on rings of all materials and
    colors? 

    Re-tipping prongs by replacing missing material with new tips, not
    just placing a small blob of solder on each point and polishing it? 

    Finding and matching color and quality of diamonds and colored gems
    for replacement in multi-stone jewelry Cleaning, inspecting, and
    polishing finished repair work? 

    With the answers to these, it is a lot easier to point you in the
    proper direction to start your business. 

Lee Cornelius
Vegas Jewelers
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